Human Services Worker Residential Facility

LINES OF AUTHORITY: This
position reports to the SRL Supervisor.
Unless specifically designated, this position does not supervise any
other personnel; however, the position may require periodic participation in
peer review activities.

POSITION SUMMARY: The
primary function of this position is to assist residents to accomplish their
treatment and case management goals and objectives. The Human Service Worker is expected to
cooperate as a team member in the provision of a therapeutic environment that
encourages an increase in each resident's level of adaptive functioning.

PRINCIPAL
DUTIES /RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Coordinates
with case managers and other clinical team members in assisting residents to
develop skills necessary to accomplish treatment and case management goals and
objectives. As measured by daily progress notes and weekly assessments on residents.

Works with residents individually and in groups to
explore problems, offer support, and to provide instruction and coaching about
basic living skills as evidenced by review of resident satisfaction surveys.

Supervises residents both within the facility and
during outside activities to ensure their safety and to identify and
effectively intervene in crisis situations as evidenced by a lack of Critical
Incident Reports.

Observes and documents resident activities and
behaviors, noting staff interventions provided, the resident's response to the
interventions and the resident's progress toward treatment goals. Competency is
measured by review of daily and weekly resident record documentation.

Supervises and facilitates daily milieu
programs/services as assigned, such as assisting with activities of daily
living, meal preparation training, educational and community groups, and in
leading activities groups. Competency is measured by review of resident
satisfaction surveys.

Participates in treatment planning and review with the resident
as well as with other clinical team members. As demonstrated by review of
documentation on residents Weekly Assessment, Treatment Plan and Progress
Notes.

Ensures that the SRL grounds and premises are kept
clean and orderly, and that all safety concerns are addressed as evidenced by
SRL log documentation.

Provides safe, timely transportation of residents to
and from the facility as assigned. Competency is measured by review of
Transportation Log entries.

Monitors adherence to house rules, guidelines and
policies as evidenced by knowledge of Clinic policies and entries in weekly
notes.

Interacts with local agencies (within the limits of
confidentiality regulations) in a professional image to the community as
evidenced by review of documentation in resident progress notes.

11. Supervises
the self administration of resident's medications as defined by the Office of
Behavioral Health Licensing. Possesses
and maintains knowledge of medications commonly prescribed to residents of the
agency, including benefits, side effects and adverse reactions. Competency is determined by review of
medication logs, critical incident reports, training logs and supervision
records.

12. The employee must work well
under pressure meeting multiple and sometimes conflicting deadlines. The employee shall, at all times, demonstrate
cooperative behavior with colleagues and supervisors. The employee shall work
as a team member as measured by supervisor's observation of interaction with
other staff members and residents.

REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIAL
POPULATIONS: Persons conducting assessments and/or providing treatment and/
or supervision for special populations are able, through training and
experience as well as through agency-specific observation or competency testing of performance to:

The nature of the emotional compulsion to use
alcohol and/or other drugs.

The intensity of the member's preoccupation with
using alcohol/and/or other drugs.

Staff must also demonstrate
competency in their ability to:

Interpret information about a member's use of
alcohol and/or other drugs.

Develop a written summary and/or treatment plan
based on member's problems and needs;

Provide appropriate services.

CHILDREN
AND ADOLESCENTS

Staff responsible for providing
services to child and adolescent members have appropriate training, education,
experience, performance and demonstrate competency.

Staff demonstrates knowledge of growth and
development of children and adolescents.

Staff demonstrates ability to develop treatment
plans and services based on member's problem and needs.

Staff demonstrates knowledge and skill in
working with family systems.

SERIOUSLY
MENTALLY ILL

Staff who is responsiblefor
providing services to seriously mentally ill members has appropriate training,
education, experience, performance and demonstrates competency.

Staff has knowledge and ability to gather and
interpret information about seriously mentally ill members.

Staff understands the member's needs and the
range, intensity, and duration of care, habilitation and rehabilitation
required.

INTELLECTUALLY
DISABLED

Staff responsible for providing
services to members with intellectual disabilities has appropriate training,
education, experience, performance and demonstrates competency.

Staff have knowledge and ability to gather and
interpret information about a member with an intellectual disability.

Staff understand the member's needs and the
range, intensity, and duration of care, habilitation or rehabilitation
required.

WORKING
CONDITIONS:

Physical
Requirements

Able to sit and stand for extended periods of
time.

Able to visually and audibly monitor residents.

Occasional lifting of 40 lbs. maximum and
reaching.

Equipment Operation:

Able to operate common office equipment
including computer, typewriter, copy machine, printer.

Able to operate Clinic vehicles.

Environmental
Conditions:

Air conditioned and or heated office setting.

Recreational or community settings.

Accommodation(s):

Mohave Mental Health Clinic,
Inc., will provide reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities,
unless it would cause undue hardship. We
define reasonable accommodation as any change in the work environment or in the
way a job is performed that enables a person with a disability to enjoy equal
employment opportunities. We will make a
good faith effort to list any special requirements in our job descriptions.

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